‘My playbook for optimal health and staying ageless at 50’

Richard Agufana catches his breath between sets of the machine shoulder press exercise at Alpha Fit gym on September 1, 2025.

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It is 6.20am when I catch up with Richard Agufana, an engineer, who is just finishing his workout. He is sweaty and worn out, but composed and charged with the quiet energy of a man who knows his routine and sticks to it.

“I got here by 4.50am,” he says, a grey towel slung over his shoulders. “I am an early bird. I love training early in the morning when there is less traffic at the gym. The gym is also usually empty during that time. It helps me get ahead of my day before the business calls start.”

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